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This interest requires that we in no way whatsoever permit any weakening of the principle that we are the owners of all nationalized enterprises and warehouses. These enterprises and warehouses can pass into the hands of former owners only through their formal purchase of these warehouses from us. We can sometimes make a concession by transferring these enterprises and warehouses at a low price, but we can never renounce our right of ownership.

I request that this matter be checked with particular care from the indicated point of view. I especially request that the check be made in the People's Commissariat of Justice, where this matter was personally known and conducted by Kursky, and one must either locate Kursky or find in the People's Commissariat of Justice a person no less informed than Kursky.

Lenin

Printed from typewritten copy.
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REPLY TO THE SECRETARY'S NOTE*

No later than August 17, 1921

If "unanimously," then I am prepared to sign at once and that is the end of it. Let all members (of the subcommission and commission) sign, and I will sign.

If that is not the case and for some reason a commission with my participation is needed, then let us set a time right now: either today at 9 o'clock,
or tomorrow at 12 o'clock,
or Friday at 12 o'clock.

Get in touch with Kursky.

* Secretary of the Council of People's Commissars, M. I. Glässer, informed V. I. Lenin: "Vladimir Ilyich, I inquired of Kursky why he did not submit yesterday to the Council of People's Commissars the question of concessions with the firm SKF (ball bearings). He said that their subcommission had arrived at a unanimous decision regarding the impracticability of the main condition itself (the transfer to them of warehouses), which this society was putting forward. Therefore, they deem it necessary to reconsider this question of the commission with your participation."

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ON THE BZYBSKAYA FOREST CONCESSION IN THE CAUCASUS
NOTE BY I. V. STALIN

August 31, 1921

Comrade Lenin!

I am sending the agreement of the Georgians with the concessionaires.

I. Stalin

DIRECTIVE OF THE COUNCIL OF LABOUR AND DEFENCE

September 1, 1921

It is necessary (1) to clarify whether the Georgian comrades have observed the condition (there was such a Party condition?) not to conclude concessions without our consent?

(2) to study whether the conditions of the given agreement are advantageous in substance (in particular, who is the superarbitrator?). For this, appoint 1–3 experts through the Central Committee and instruct them to provide a written opinion.

Do (through the Central Committee) both point (1) and point (2)*.

Lenin

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DIRECTIVE TO THE CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE

September 13, 1921

To the Concessions Committee of the Supreme Council of the National Economy

Copy to the Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the National Economy

I propose that today and as soon as possible you inform me:

1) when was the first report by the chairman (or member) of the Concessions Committee to the Central Committee on the concession of Leslie Urquhart (Kyshtym, Ridder, Ekibastuz factories, etc.)?

* Having discussed this question on September 30, 1921, the Council of Labour and Defence resolved to accept the agreement: "Approve the draft resolution submitted by comrade Ordzhonikidze" (protocol no. 254, item 7).